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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Polynesian"”.
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Holocene environments and vegetational change on four Polynesian islands
… are natural or anthropogenic; to test the latest Polynesian settlement theory; and to contribute to the understanding of the vegetation history on these islands.This study reports the results of stratigraphic investigations from four Polynesian sediment sequences. The sediments of Lakes Lanoto'o …
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The Commodification of Polynesian Tattooing: Perrsistence, Change and Reinvention of a Cultural Tradition.
… of cultural renaissance, reflecting the way Polynesians are fighting to maintain their culture in the face of globalization. French Polynesia has had a tumultuous political experience beginning in the 18th century when explorers first discovered the shores of Tahiti. While many former …
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Writing Indigenous Identity in Herman Melville and Joseph Conrad's Polynesian and Malay Archipelago Novels
… and Joseph Conrad’s five books set in the Polynesian and Malay Archipelagos—<em>Typee </em>and <em>Omoo</em> and the Malay Trilogy (<em>Almayer’s Folly, An Outcast of the Islands,</em> and <em>The Rescue</em>)— are used as master models of how to write indigenous characters with rich …
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Characterisation and detection of viruses (Cucumovirus, Potyvirus) infecting vanilla in Réunion Island and Polynesian Islands
Natural vanilla (Vanilla planifolia, V. tahitensis) is economically important for a number of producing countries, but viral diseases are prejudicial to its successful cultivation. Techniques are required to detect viruses in vanilla plants in order to establish quarantine procedures and sources of …
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Alaskan Eskimo and Polynesian Island Population Skeletal Anatomy: The "Pacific Paradox" Revisited Through Surface Area to Body Mass Comparisons
… throughout the entire region of Alaska and on Polynesian populations from a wide variety of Pacific Islands. The overall comparisons demonstrate similarities in the two body mass estimations; the bi-iliac breadth measurement and maximum femoral head diameter, and in the overall stature to body …
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Alaskan Eskimo and Polynesian Island Population Skeletal Anatomy: The "Pacific Paradox" Revisited Through Surface Area to Body Mass Comparisons
… throughout the entire region of Alaska and on Polynesian populations from a wide variety of Pacific Islands. The overall comparisons demonstrate similarities in the two body mass estimations; the bi-iliac breadth measurement and maximum femoral head diameter, and in the overall stature to body …
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Reimagining the Polynesian Pipeline Phenomenon: An Intersectionality of Race & Athletics in the College-Going Decisions of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander High School Student-Athletes
… programs across the country, creating the Polynesian Pipeline phenomenon (Johnston, 1976; Tengan and Markham, 2009; Uperesa, 2014; Vainuku and Cohn, 2015). However, the college graduation rates of NHOPIs remain comparable to those of other minoritized communities. Utilizing an adapted …
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No hea te kiore : MtDNA variation in Rattus exulans : a model for human colonisation and contact in prehistoric Polynesia
… transported through the Pacific by the ancestral Polynesians. I argue that analyses of genetic variation of the Polynesian rat (Ratus exulans) are appropriate for a phylogenetic model of human colonisation and mobility. DNA phylogenies derived from 132 mitochondria1 control region sequences of …
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Rapping Back: Counter-narratives from Auckland, New Zealand
… The musicians of Homebrew and @Peace, a mix of Polynesian and Pakeha (people of European descent), employ methods of decolonization theory through the use of storytelling and focus on indigenous values. In a country that has adopted the neoliberal beliefs that competition drives human relations, …
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A Compilation of Songs of Polynesia for Use in the Teaching of Music to Elementary School Students
… the vital part that music has played in the Polynesian cultures of Hawaii, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga, and New Zealand, (2) to present in written form heretofore unpublished children's songs and dances from the five principal cultures of Polynesia, and (3) to provide explanatory material on the use …
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THE SOUTH SEAS FICTION OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
… Seas; two narrative poems which approximate Polynesian folklore, "The Feast of Famine" and "The Song of Rahero;" two short stories in a fairy tale mode, "The Isle of Voices" and "The Bottle Imp;" two full-length novels written in collaboration with Lloyd Osbourne, The Wrecker and The Ebb …
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Perceptions, expectations and interactions: a study of teachers and pupils in five ethnically mixed primary classrooms
… to the ideal pupil stereotype than boys or Polynesian pupils, and for Polynesian pupils this was reflected in lower teacher expectations. Teacher expectations tended to be borne out by standardized achievement test results and accounted for a large proportion of teacher rated achievement …
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Papers published in 1972-1985 submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Science
… (such as the description of cattle movements or Polynesian populations using Markov chain models).
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A study of the roles of Tahitian, French, and English in the educational system of French Polynesia
… and the effect they may have on the lives of the Polynesians both current and future. Of particular interest is the teaching of and through three languages: French, English and Tahitian. This thesis addresses the language problems that Polynesian children encounter in schools patterned after the …
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Hawaiian Quilt Art: Continuity and Change
… examines Hawaiian quilt art from its earliest Polynesian <em>kappa moe</em> (barkcloth) to modern contemporary quilts. Hawaiian Fiber Arts, patchwork quilts, traditional appliqued quilts, flag quilts, contemporary quilts, and contemporary/sashiko quilts are presented. The time period studied in …
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Environmental change recorded in physical and geochemical proxies over the Last Glacial Cycle from two Northland, New Zealand dune lakes: Lake Kanono and Lake Kai Iwi
… indicates increased detrital influx during both Polynesian and European settlement phases in this part of northern New Zealand. Furthermore, the timing of Polynesian settlement was coeval with changes in ENSO and SAM polarity. The Lake Kai Iwi record has an extrapolated basal age of ca. 117 ka BP …
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Dynamics of Agricultural Development in Prehistoric Samoa: The Case of Ofu Island
… are these relationships more clear than on Polynesian islands. Many sequences of agricultural change have now been documented in the region, and their relationships with the environment and cultural change assessed. Most, if not all, of these identified sequences have been described as …
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Pre-cession government in Fiji
… Melanesian stock, have been subjected to Polynesian influences particularly on the leadership system within their social organization, which made possible political developments in the nineteenth century that could not otherwise have occurred. Between the time of the first contact with …
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Pre-cession government in Fiji
… Melanesian stock, have been subjected to Polynesian influences particularly on the leadership system within their social organization, which made possible political developments in the nineteenth century that could not otherwise have occurred. Between the time of the first contact with …
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